Abstract:
The article deals with the development of the geographic culture of a geography teacher as one of the main components of his professional competence. It has been stated that geographic culture is a way of transforming the geographic environment and a person by himself, the ability to navigate in time and space in accordance with the requirements of reality. It has been proved that the teacher's culture is a special style of his thinking, readiness to analyze and transform pedagogical situations. The significance of geography in the creation of spatial diversity of person’s livelihood, formation of scientific outlook has been revealed.
